Bush Expresses "Deep Disgust"

[Lady's Human]

If this war was to profit off of Iraq's oil, why not simply withdraw the UN sanctions (which we imposed at the end of gulf war round 1) and allow Iraqi oil back on the market? Cheney's theoretical allegiance to Halliburton could have been taken care of, as Halliburton is one of the few companies who would be able to rehab the Iraqi oil fields, and the US economy would have been aided by lower oil prices (OPEC would have had to allow for Iraq's production in their quotas).No, this war is not about controlling Iraqi oil. It is about removing a safe haven for terrorists.

[Edwina's Secretary]

It is about removing a safe haven for terrorists.

If that is the case...what about Saudi Arabia???? As in Osama Bin Laden?

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
If that is the case...what about Saudi Arabia???? As in Osama Bin Laden?

If you have noticed the Saudis have suffered a few bombing attacks against their government..Apparently the terrorists have taken exception to the fact that the SA's are helping the US (tho not really THAT helpful) in the quest to remove terrorists from that region...

OBL is laughable....He's just offered a price on Kofi Annan and Paul Bremer's head....he offered it in gold....I guess it wouldn't be cool to offer American dollars.....

He's such a MORON!

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I still stand by the thought that if we were so evil and plotting to take the oil, we should have put the Iraqi's themselves to do the work, then stole the oil (I finally said "STEAL THE OIL"!!!!)

That way Halliburton would save money by paying the poor Iraqi's sweatshop wages!!!

It's all about profit!

[DJFyrewolf36]

I can't beleve I read this WHOLE darn thread...

And I've come to one conclusion

Most people are *insert sarcastic, insulting adjective here*

Ick...
I think I'll just hang out with my rat until the nastiness blows over :-)

Rats aren't too political unless food is involved lol

Oh and Richard?
You crack me up

[popcornbird]

Hey!

Originally posted by RICHARD


He's such a MORON!

We can agree on something!

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by popcornbird
Hey!



We can agree on something!

Is it time for me to leave PT???

[lizbud]

Originally posted by RICHARD
Is it time for me to leave PT???

Is that a rhetorical question ?

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by lizbud
Is that a rhetorical question ?

Yes,
I'm afraid of the doorknob, I ain't got much padding back there and have had some run ins with those things before.



They hurt.

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News flash.

The gal in the pics was just charged...
I think her name is "England"....

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WAIT A SECOND!!

This is a serious thread and good-natured ribbing breaks out.....What's going on????

[lizbud]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by RICHARD
[B]Yes,
I'm afraid of the doorknob, I ain't got much padding back there and have had some run ins with those things before.



They hurt.


Hey, tell me about it

Have you ever been hit right in the center of your back ?

[RICHARD]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by lizbud
[B]

Originally posted by RICHARD



Hey, tell me about it

Have you ever been hit right in the center of your back ?

Yes and caught them on the hip, too....

But, my proudest moment is taking one off the top of my head.


Where I worked the restroom was a closet sized room.
The door was in front of the seat. I finished my business and as i stood I lost my balance and fell forward. I door was so close I didn't have time to get my hands up to break my fall

The knob hit me square on top of the head. I bounced off and landed back on the potty. The room went dark for about 30 seconds and I sat there, stunned, for about 5 minutes.

I was thankful that I did not lose consciousness, I was worried about someone finally opening up the door and finding me there, on the ground, with my pants at half mast.

Only in my world.

[RICHARD]

The grandmother of Lindy England, the woman in the pics, is doing damage control by granting interviews with the press...

I am totally ticked off by some of the statements that people defending her have made..

"She was smiling at the person who took the picture", "she found a cat in Iraq and was afraid it would starve, so she cared for it", "that's not the Lindy WE know...."

For Pete's sake.......
No one ever knows what creeps around the recesses of someone else's mind.....And wasn't having your pic taken pointing at a bunch of naked guys and you holding the leash that's around the neck of a guy on the floor enough that there is no possible explanation for it??

Who wants to bet that the words "ERROR IN JUDGEMENT" makes it to the airways soon????

[lizbud]

I think the young woman soldier was just trying to show that
she was 'one of the guys' . Just a very young, spunky, West Va.
soldier trying to fit in ?

The news today is that there's more to come in this scandal &
it's even worse than was had been reported so far in public.

It's on Yahoo News.

[Lady's Human]

It doesn't matter why she did it, unless under physical duress, which from the photos is obviously not the case. She should be in jail with the rest of the perpetrators. There are things that happen in military units which are regarded as team building, etc. which would be unacceptable in the civilian world. Violating the Geneva Accords isn't one of them, and she knew what she was doing was illegal.

[RICHARD]

just a little note.

I want to say thanks to everyone (you too Barbara!)
that has posted on this subject...

After seeing the feathers fly around PT I want to let you all know that keeping this thread, as controversial as the subject is, moving along has been a real experience...

I want to apologize to everyone that I may have offended and that might have had a problem with my posts. I'm not always the
easiest person to understand and put up with but I want you all to know that I enjoy the banter, the challenges and the different opinions.......


It's truly enjoyable to have a deep discussion, punctuated by some silliness@!

[smokey the elder]

I saw an article in Yahoo! News about how the prevalence of digital cameras has changed how the world sees war and the "seamy underbelly" of same. It exposes (pun intended) all aspects of what's going on. Transparency has a way of leading to cleanup of the dark corners of the world.

If one were to consider that one's actions would show up on a Web site halfway around the world, one might reconsider.

I agree with the whole "illegal orders" thing. "I was just following orders" didn't fly in 1946 and it won't fly in 2004.

I'm disturbed about the large amount of women involved in this prisoner torture. (Let's call it what it is.)


I'm encouraged that the President has offered an apology. This is never easy for an American president to do. Look at the plane that got shot down spying on China.

I think Rumsfeld blew it. He should have disclosed this information to the Commander in Chief right away. The President, as Commander in Chief, needs to know of such abuses.